Today I leave for Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras, where beauty and hardship often live side by side—and where courage, faith and grace remind us that brokenness does not have to be the end of the story. I invite you to read my departure...

Dasha Rybinska was only ten years old when social services came and took her and her siblings away. No one explained it plainly. They were simply told they were being taken somewhere else, somewhere like a hospital. In reality, they were being placed in an...

Nestled in the middle of Lalitpur, Nepal is a community center. Every day after school, students from the Godawari Slum come to receive homework help, free resources, and a home-cooked meal or snack. The after-school program has become a significant support for families like Bindu...

I doubt I will ever find the words to convey the emotions of Christina’s passing from this earth. However, I do know that my life’s greatest privilege has been sharing Christina’s story as I travel the world, endeavoring to give the ripple affect of her...

I came across this little video of Christina the other day. We were on an epic road trip from Fort Worth to San Francisco, moving her into a new dorm room where she would stay while earning her Master’s degree. Ever since assisting toddler Christina onto...

Only Carisa and I could make so many memories in so little time. Sifting through our photographs it’s hard to believe it was only twenty four hours.  I loved sipping coffee with Carissa at Mimosa cafe and meeting friends from her new home in Topanga Canyon....